The influence of group membership on false-belief attribution in preschool children

Witt, Sarah; Seehagen, Sabine; Zmyj, Norbert

doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2022.105467

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“…The authors suggest that higher levels of affiliation could impair children's understanding that cultural group members can have a false belief that differs from their own. In another study (Witt et al, 2022), German 4-year-olds performed equally in the first-order falsebelief task regardless of whether the characters were from their own cultural group or from different cultural groups (created through accent manipulation). In yet another study (Gonultas & Mulvey, 2022), while Turkish 10-to 13-year-olds' ToM accuracy was better for Turkish individuals than for Syrian individuals, 14to 18-year-olds' ToM performance did not differ across Turkish and Syrian characters (via the Strange Stories Task).…”

Section: U Lt U R a L Grou P M Em Ber Sh I P A N D T H E Use Of Tommentioning

confidence: 99%

Development and use of theory of mind in social and cultural context

Selçuk

Gönültaş

Ekerim‐Akbulut

2022

Child Dev Perspectives

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Theory of mind (ToM) is a key social‐cognitive skill that allows individuals to understand and attribute mental states to others; it facilitates relationships and helps individuals navigate the social world. Thus, it is likely influenced by social and cultural contexts. In this article, we review studies that examine the potential ways through which sociocultural context interacts with the development and use of ToM in Western and non‐Western societies. First, we summarize findings documenting the link between culture and timing of ToM acquisition. Second, we examine cross‐cultural studies on how culture can be related to the sequential development of different dimensions of ToM. Third, we discuss when and how cultural group membership of the targets influences the use of ToM. Finally, we suggest avenues for research so the field can understand more comprehensively the dynamic interactions between sociocultural context and the development and use of ToM.

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Section: U Lt U R a L Grou P M Em Ber Sh I P A N D T H E Use Of Tommentioning

confidence: 99%